UniFi vs Zoho Procurement

UniFi is a business process automation platform for finance and other departments, aimed at mid-market and enterprise organisations. Its no-code builder and process engine let users create and customise business applications. For accounting workflows, it can capture data when a process begins and send journal transactions to a finance system. Middleware, data connectors and an open API link business systems, while its Excel add-in moves data between spreadsheets and UniFi in real time. Listed uses include purchasing, sales, financial accounting, reporting, expenses and travel, compliance, asset management, and budgeting and forecasting. It is available on Android, iOS and the web, and provides an API. UniFi states that it is ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, with annual independent audits. Full User pricing is £9 per user per month, billed annually, and includes 300GB of storage per user shared across users and a 99.9% uptime guarantee. A Credit User costs £3.50 per submission, with a minimum of 10 credits per month and a 12-month subscription.

Zoho Procurement manages purchasing from employee requests through supplier payments as a source-to-pay platform. Employees can submit catalog or ad hoc requests that proceed through hierarchical approvals, custom workflows, and automation rules. Sourcing tools handle RFx events, bid comparisons, evaluations, and supplier shortlisting. Suppliers can use a self-service portal to bid, manage purchase orders, submit invoices, and track payments. The system can create purchase orders from approved requests and RFQs, record partial or complete deliveries, and use OCR and AI to capture invoice data and validate it against orders and receipts. Payment options include ACH, batch payments, and connected banking for India, with availability varying by plan. Premium costs $35 per user per month billed annually; Enterprise costs $75 per user per month billed annually. Each purchased user license includes 50 requester licenses. A 14-day trial includes all features and does not require credit card information to start. The service runs on Android, iOS, web, and API. Zoho lists weekday phone and email support, available 24 hours a day Monday through Friday.